duke wrote:
On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 00:55:34 -0800, "Yang, AthD (h.c), Kicking AWOL's Cocaine Snorting
*****" <eacmole@/*AWOLBUSH*/mail.com> wrote:
During the Reformation and the period thereafter, you saw a real
bloodbath in western Chrtisendom.The Protestants considered the
Catholics corrupt and idolatarious while the Catholics considered the
Protestants evil and heretic. It is only a small to step to conclude
that they are both right. It seems to me that the developement of
Deism is in part a reposnse to the excesses and stupidity of
Christianity in western Europe.
But why "excesses" when neither faith embraces materialism? As far as "stupidity" is
Because they both reject reality.
concerned, what could be more stupid than to actually think the we are all just one big
accident. That belongs in the thought pattern of the atheist.
How about thinking that we are the darlings of an omnipotent deity?
Could there be analogous modern day development here? Is it harder now
for an American Christian Fundamentalist Missionary to find converts
in secular Europe? Are there more athiests in Malaysia and Singapore
now?
Good point - the answer to Europe's problem is materialism as the new religion. No time
for God, just satisfy one's self.
Hey Duke, do you have time for the Easter Bunny, Santa, etc?
Colin Day
aa #1500
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